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PIB Headquarters
BSNL Landline disconnection date
BSNL Trivandrum General Manager requests that the landline telephone bills for the month of January 2017  be paid on 17th February 2017 to get continuous BSNL landline service. Customers can pay their bills at nearest BSNL customer service centers, Post offices, Janaseva kendras, through the mobile application `My BSNL App'. and online portal of BSNL also.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
National Migrant Information System  - a central online repository on Migrant Workers - developed by NDMA to facilitate their seamless movement across States
MHA writes to States to use NMIS for capturing the information on movement of migrants and for better inter-State co-ordination
Government of India has allowed the movement of migrant workers by buses and ‘Shramik’ special trains to enable them to travel to their native places.
In order to capture the information regarding movement of migrants and facilitate the smooth movement of stranded persons across States, National Disaster Management Authority  has developed an online Dashboard - National Migrant Information System .
The online portal would maintain a central repository on migrant workers and help in speedy inter-State communication/co-ordinationto facilitate their smooth movement to native places. It has additional advantages like contact tracing, which may be useful in overall COVID-19 response work.
The key data pertaining to the persons migrating has been standardized for uploading such as name, age, mobile no., originating and destination district, date of travel etc., which States are already collecting.
States will be able to visualize how many people are going out from where and how many are reaching destination States.The mobile numbers of people can be used for contact tracing and movement monitoring during COVID-19.
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President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES FIRST UTTAR PRADESH INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW AT GREATER NOIDA
UTTAR PRADESH INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW WILL BECOME A POWERFUL MEDIUM FOR THE MANUFACTURERS AND ENTREPRENEURS OF THE STATE TO ESTABLISH THEIR REACH IN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: PRESIDENT MURMU
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the first Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show at Greater Noida today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show is a welcome step for taking the products of Uttar Pradesh to the markets of India and abroad. She was happy to note that more than 2000 manufacturers are displaying their products and more than 400 buyers from 66 countries are participating in this trade show. She expressed confidence that this event would become a powerful medium for the manufacturers and entrepreneurs of Uttar Pradesh to establish their reach in the national and international markets.
The President said that showcasing various products from 'One District One Product' in this trade show is commendable. She was happy to note that along with handicrafts based products, young entrepreneurs of the state, especially women entrepreneurs are also showcasing their products. She emphasised on the need to increase women’s participation in entrepreneurship and labour force.
The President noted that in recent years, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has taken several steps to boost economic growth and investment. She said that Uttar Pradesh is now among the fastest growing state-level economies in the country due to simplification of the investment process, ease of doing business and acceleration in infrastructure development. She expressed confidence that on the strength of such excellent economic performance at the state level, India would become the third largest economy in the world.
The President noted that Uttar Pradesh ranks first among all the states with more than 96 lakh MSMEs. She further noted that despite being a land-locked state, exports from Uttar Pradesh are continuously growing. She was happy to note that the state's exports have increased from around Rs. 88,000 crore in the year 2017-18 to about Rs. 1,75,000 crore in the year 2022-23. She pointed out that the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration included the goal of local value creation and identifying the challenges faced by MSMEs and connecting MSMEs at the international level. She expressed confidence that the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show would advance our national and international priorities in line with the goals of the G20.
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Ministry of Steel
Allocation of Budget for PLI
Production Linked Incentive  scheme covers 5 broad product categories of Specialty Steel with an outlay of ` 6,322 crores to be released over 5 years. The detailed guidelines for the scheme have been notified on 20th October, 2021. The scheme envisages production linked incentive to companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013 which qualify through the application process given in the guidelines and achieve committed incremental production prescribed for each product sub-category and make minimum prescribed investment in creating new capacity for manufacturing the applied sub-category product. The scheme does not envisage state wise allocation.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Steel, Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Communications
Swachhata Hi Sewa : Padyatra and Cleanliness Drive at Juhu Beach by O/o Controller of Communications Accounts, Maharashtra & Goa
The Office of Controller of Communications Accounts , Maharashtra & Goa, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, organized a ‘Padyatra’ and cleanliness drive at Juhu Beach today. The event was held under the ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ campaign and witnessed enthusiastic participation from all officials of the Controller's office.
The ‘Padyatra’ commenced from the O/o Controller, Maharashtra & Goa, Juhu Telecom Complex at 9:15 AM and was ceremoniously flagged off by the Jt. Controller of Communication Accounts, Shri. Shashank Bhardwaj. The ‘Padyatra’ followed a designated route, adhering to all necessary instructions, and featured officials displaying various slogans, messages, and pictures aimed at creating awareness about cleanliness.
The culmination of the Padyatra took place at Juhu Beach, where all participants took the Swachhta Pledge, emphasizing the imperative need to work collectively towards a Clean India. Joint Controller  addressed the participants, stressing the importance of maintaining cleanliness and spreading awareness to achieve a garbage-free India.
Following the Padyatra, the officials actively participated in a Cleanliness Drive at Juhu Beach, promoting the message of Swachh Bharat and a garbage-free India, aligning with the theme of Swachhta Diwas. The general public also joined hands with the officials, wholeheartedly engaging in the cleanliness drive.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 441
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 184.49 Crore
More than 16 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
More than 1.80 Crore Vaccine Doses administered to 12-14 age group so far
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 184.49 Crore  today. More than 16 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.80 Crore  vaccine doses have been administered to 12-14 years age group so far. More than 2.33 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries  for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10403730
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2nd Dose
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10000905
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Precaution Dose
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4474003
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FLWs
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|
1st Dose
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18413326
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2nd Dose
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17512099
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Precaution Dose
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6896362
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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18015991
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Age Group 15-18 years
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|
1st Dose
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57261299
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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|
38329879
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Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
554676658
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2nd Dose
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466555131
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Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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202759739
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2nd Dose
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185468467
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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|
126745468
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2nd Dose
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115524349
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Precaution Dose
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11947091
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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988276211
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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833390830
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Precaution Dose
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23317456
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Total
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1844984497
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 1st April, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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39
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2nd Dose
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501
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Precaution Dose
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7813
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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80
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2nd Dose
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992
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Precaution Dose
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17330
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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636965
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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57952
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|
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2nd Dose
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150954
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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46817
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2nd Dose
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409140
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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7136
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2nd Dose
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91997
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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5336
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2nd Dose
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55666
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Precaution Dose
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114068
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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754325
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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709250
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Precaution Dose
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139211
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Total
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1602786
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Mines
Ministry of mines organises a workshop on Effective utilization of Red Mud
In a step towards productive utilisation of bauxite residue, commonly known as the ‘Red Mud’, an interactive workshopcalled ‘Waste To Wealth’ was organized by Ministry of Mines in the capital today. The present status regarding the generation of Red Mud and its safe disposal and utilization were discussed. The workshop, which was presided over by Dr K. Rajeswara Rao, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines,was organised in association with theJawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre  Nagpur.
Red Mud is a solid waste generated during the aluminium production process. This is an environmental concern due to presence of impurities such as caustic soda and others minerals. Global generation of red mud is more than 150 million tons and there exists a global inventory of more than 3 billion tons. Red mud generation in India is around 9 million tons per year.
The meet was widely attended by representatives from organisations like Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, CPCB, Odisha state Pollution Control Board, BARC, Indian Bureau of Mines, Ministry of Road Transport, NHAI and BIS, Engineer-in-Chief of Army, top executives from all three primary aluminium producing companies viz- NALCO, VEDANTA & HINDALCO as well as from user industries like cement and ceramic industry. Interacting with the stakeholders, Mr. Anil Mukim, Secretary, Ministry of Mines asked all the stake holders to work in synergy to find a lasting solution for productive utilisation of red mud.
The day long deliberations were held to focus all efforts for effective bulk utilization of red mud with necessary government support, which will be a win-win situation for all the stakeholders. Based on the deliberations, a roadmap will be prepared for the productive utilization of red mud.
Kochi: June 6, 2022
Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles said that the world will emulate the example of PM Gati Shakti in the coming years. Adding that PM Gati Shakti will be a game changer, the Minister suggested that people who want to set up industrial units utilise the initiative. He was addressing the Investors Round Table Conference organized by NICDC  at Kochi today.
The Union Minister urged investors to make use of the natural advantages of the state of Kerala for establishing industries. He said that the Union government aimed at making business seamless and also affordable for the people. He said that the Prime Minister is very clear on this vision. Shri Piyush Goyal added that the government was spreading the message of good governance on the occasion of the completion of 8 years of Modi government.
Shri P. Rajeev, Industries Minister, Kerala government, while delivering his address said that the aim was to establish one lakh enterprises in the year. He also requested the Union Minister to extend the Bangaluru-Kochi Industrial corridor to Thiruvananthapuram. Shri. Rajendra Ratnoo, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Santhosh Koshy Thomas, MD, KINFRA, Suman Billa, Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala, Abhishek Chowdary, Vice President, NICDC also spoke on the occasion.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 32.13 Crore vaccine doses provided by Government of India to States/UTs
More than 73 lakh doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalisation of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
More than 32.13 crore  vaccine doses have been provided by Government of India to States/UTs so far, through Government of India  and through direct state procurement category.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 31,40,75,654 doses .
More than 73 lakh  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, more than 24,65,980 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Defence
ANNUAL NAVY EDUCATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE - 2022
The Annual Navy Education Society  Conference 2022 was conducted at Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala on 19 & 20 Dec 22. Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, Controller Personnel Services, IHQ MoD  & Chairman NES chaired the conference which was attended by Cmde AA Abhyankar, Commodore  & Vice Chairman NES and Chairmen/ Vice Chairmen/ Directors and Principals/ Headmistresses of all 13 Navy Children Schools . The conference included conduct of Academic Advisory Committee, Management Advisory Committee and Executive Committee meetings to discuss varied issues of academic and administrative nature.
On this occasion, schools were also awarded with NES Rolling Trophies for academic excellence. In his address, Chairman NES complimented the efforts put in by NCSs in imparting quality education to the students and stressed upon all schools for continued efforts in the field of innovative teaching, infrastructure development, provision of state-of-the-art facilities and alumni connect while keeping an eye on the expansion plans and vision of the schools. He further laid emphasis upon promotion of 21st century skills such as communication skills, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity among the students. A guided tour of the Indian Naval Academy was also organised for all delegates as a part of this conference.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
PIB is the face of Union Govt and serves authentic information about central schemes, said senior journalists of Raigad at Vartalap media workshop
Pen, Raigad, December 26, 2019
The senior journalists of Raigad district urged their fellow journalist colleagues working in rural and district level to avail authentic information from all possible channels and know the nitty-gritties of the welfare schemes before disseminating it to the public. Speaking at ‘Vartalap-Media Workshop’ organized by Press Information Bureau, Mumbai, for the journalists of Raigad district, Shri Manoj Jalnawalla, veteran journalist and President of Navi Mumbai Press Club said “PIB is the face of Union Government” and opined in favour of following PIB press releases to gather knowledge about Union Government matters. Shri Anil Bhole and Shri Vijay Mokal, present and former Presidents of Raigad Press Club, expressed happiness about PIB’s role in reaching out to rural media. PIB’s outreach programme for rural media will educate them about finding access to information about central schemes, said Shri Anil Bhole.
Speaking on the occasion, veteran journalist and Chief Editor of Daily Punya Nagari, Smt Rahi Bhide said, an independent tribunal is needed for dealing with cases related to crime against women. She raised a question as to whether contemporary journalism highlights the truthful and practical side of women’s life and added, society will suffer from imbalance if it is not thought about. She feels, separate health plans and schemes should be made for women. She also said, women coming from poverty-stricken background must be given priority in welfare schemes. Calling for keeping the morale high for the women of the country, she described “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” and other women related welfare schemes of Union Government and called for dissemination of information about theses schemes in a proper manner so as to benefit women.
The Chief Manager of State Bank of India, Pen Branch, Shri Dharmendra Singh was also present among the dignitaries and explained in details about PM Mudra Yojana to the district and rural journalists of Raigad.
Veteran journalist of Raigad, Shri Jayant Patil urged rural journalists to follow PIB’s information which can act for them like an insight to the whole country and global matters. In all, 50 journalists from all over Raigad attended the media workshop. Smt Bhavna Gokhale, Assistant Director of PIB Mumbai, made a presentation on Journalists’ Welfare Scheme to the participating mediapersons.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares video created by volunteers that encapsulates the spirit of 'Kartavya'
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared an interesting video created by volunteers on the occasion of PM’s birthday being observed as ‘Seva Pakhwada’. The video encapsulates the spirit of 'Kartavya' that the PM embodies.
Quoting a tweet by Modi Story, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“💯 for creativity! From Cheetahs to cleanliness you’ve got it all covered.”
Prime Minister's Office
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic
(Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with His Excellency Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
The two leaders exchanged views on the health and economic challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister commended the effective measures undertaken by the Government of Lao PDR to contain spread of the pandemic in Laos.
Both leaders agreed on the need for international cooperation, and for sharing of best-practices and experiences, in order to prepare for the post-COVID world.
PM highlighted India’s historic and cultural links with Laos and expressed satisfaction at being involved in the restoration of the World Heritage Site at Vat Phou. Lao PM thanked Prime Minister for India’s support for Lao’s development programmes, in capacity building and for scholarships.
PM reiterated India’s commitment to continue its development partnership with Lao PDR, a valued partner in India’s extended neighbourhood.
Ministry of Defence
Microwave steriliser to disintegrate novel Coronavirus developed
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, a deemed university supported by Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a microwave steriliser named as ‘ATULYA’ to disintegrate . The virus gets disintegrated by differential heating in the range of 560 to 600 Celsius temperatures.
The product is cost effective solution, which can be operated in portable or fixed installations. This system was tested for human/operator safety and has been found to be safe. Depending upon size and shape of various objects, time of sterilisation is from 30 seconds to one minute. Approximate weight of the system is three kilogrammes and it can be used for non-metallic objects only.
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Ministry of Finance
DRI seizes 101.7 kg smuggled gold worth ₹51 crore in Golden Dawn Operation across India
In a pan India operation Directorate of Revenue Intelligence  has busted a gold smuggling syndicate of Sudanese nationals operating through Nepal border. The DRI, in different interceptions in Patna, Pune and Mumbai seized a total of 101.7 kg of smuggled gold valued at ₹51 crore . The seized gold, mostly in paste form, was being brought to Patna through the Indo-Nepal border and then transported via train or by air to different parts of the country, largely to Mumbai.
The DRI officials intercepted three Sudanese nationals in the late night of 19.02.2023 boarding a train at the Patna Railway Station destined to Mumbai. Gold paste containing gold weighing 37.126 kg in 40 packets was recovered from 2 Sudanese who had ingeniously concealed it in specially made cavity of the sleeveless jackets worn by them. The third person was the handler coordinating the smuggling activity at the border area and arranged the transport of smuggled gold.
The second set of two Sudanese lady nationals were intercepted on 20.02.2023 in Pune while travelling from Hyderabad to Mumbai via Bus and 5.615 kg of smuggled gold in assorted form was recovered from them concealed in their hand bags.
The third set of two Sudanese nationals travelling to Mumbai from Patna were intercepted at Mumbai Railway Station on 20.02.2023. Gold paste containing gold weighing 38.76 kg in 40 packets was recovered from 2 Sudanese who had concealed it in similar fashion.
Acting swiftly on the leads provided by the smugglers/carriers, the DRI officers recovered about 20.2 kg smuggled gold in assorted forms along with ₹74 lakh worth foreign currency and ₹63 lakh Indian currency from different premises in Mumbai being used for extraction/ storage of smuggled gold. Three persons were apprehended in this follow up action.
DRI has earlier unearthed various novel modus operandi of smuggling foreign origin gold into India such as smuggling from the north eastern part of the country either through courier route of logistics company or using concealment methods in vehicles or in person by bus, train, flight etc. or recovery of gold from sea bed in Tamil Nadu Coast, after it was thrown by smugglers from the fishing boat etc apart from the traditional modes used by the smugglers.
In the present operation, code named Golden Dawn, DRI seized a total of approximately 101.7 kg gold valued at ₹51 crore along with ₹74 lakh worth foreign currency and ₹63 lakh Indian currency and arrested 7 Sudanese and 3 Indian nationals so far. Further investigation is in progress.